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Arlington vs Mansfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+20.9 pts in Mansfield) and household income (+61% in Mansfield).

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Arlington, TXHometown of 65 notable peopleTexas · 397,742 people
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Mansfield, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 77,510 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ArlingtonHometown of 65 notable people
Famous people65 notable peopleborn in Arlington Outdoors#86 most walkable in TX46 miles of trails across 91 parks and preserves Health52% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Arlington →
MansfieldOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 79%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#88 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$444K typical home48% above the TX typical home All about Mansfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Growth since 2010+20.9 pts
Mansfield has grown faster since 2010
Mansfield +28.8%Arlington +7.9%
Household income+61%
Households in Mansfield earn more
Mansfield $121,126Arlington $75,171
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Mansfield
Mansfield $7,645Arlington $4,716
Size5.1×
Arlington is the bigger place
Arlington 397,742Mansfield 77,510
Home values+35%
Homes cost more in Mansfield
Mansfield $410,700Arlington $304,700
Rent+33%
Rent runs higher in Mansfield
Mansfield $1,954Arlington $1,470
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Mansfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Arlington$2,020/mo
Typical home $310K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $1,470/mo · Housing →
Mansfield$3,010/mo
Typical home $444K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.86% · or rent about $1,954/mo · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,900 a year, between Mansfield and Arlington.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Mansfield places higher on 18 of 26 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−ArlingtonSafer than 16% of U.S. towns B−MansfieldSafer than 54% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−ArlingtonBetter than 21% of districts in the state B+MansfieldBetter than 71% of districts in the state
Health
B−ArlingtonHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns A−MansfieldHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
7Arlington
18Mansfield

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #396#88 SafestSafety · 470 towns #410#176 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #499#212 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #327#134 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #320#124 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #266#90 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #239#107 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #283#141

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Arlington’s rankings →

Where they are

Arlington and Mansfield share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ArlingtonMansfieldArlingtonMansfield
Arlington ↔ Mansfield9.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
5,195 Mansfield residents work in Arlington (14.4% of its workers)
5,172 Arlington residents work in Mansfield (2.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mansfield →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ArlingtonMansfield
Snow a year1″0″
January low34°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)253d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st51st
Outdoors & history
ArlingtonMansfield
Trails46 mi24 mi
Conserved land7.3%3.5%
Settled18761856
National Register places66
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here6515
Community
ArlingtonMansfield
Library hours a week70 hrs48 hrs
Colleges in town2—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ArlingtonMansfield
People
Population 397,742Highest 77,510Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.9%Lowest TX: +15.9% +28.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 33.7±0.4Lowest 5% below TX 36.4±1.1Highest about the TX average
Kids under 18 24.8%±0.8Lowest TX: 25% 28.4%±2Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 12%±0.4Highest TX: 13.4% 11.3%±1Lowest TX: 13.4%
Arlington and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 42.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.5%±0.5Highest TX: 6.2% 6.7%±1Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,171±$2kLowest 4% below TX $121,126±$5kHighest 54% above TX
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $304,700±$5kLowest 7% above TX $410,700±$11kHighest 45% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,470±$19Lowest 5% above TX $1,954±$82Highest 39% above TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,716Lowest 11% above TX $7,645Highest 81% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.6%±2.3Highest TX: 51.7% 55.7%±5.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Arlington and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.3%Lowest TX: 62.6% 71.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Lowest 6 yrs older than TX 2004Highest 12 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest about the TX average 29 minHighest 7% above TX
Work from home 13.1%±0.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 15.4%±1.8Highest TX: 14.4%
Mansfield and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 21.7%Highest 12.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.87Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Worth (15%)Fort Worth (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Mansfield14% work in Arlington
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.3%Highest 3.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 46.4 miHighest 23.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 91Highest 16Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 102Highest 76.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #396 of 583 in TX#88 of 583 in TX
School district UPLIFT EDUCATION · TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORYNEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON · UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY
High school in town Martin H SMansfield Lake Ridge H S
Students per teacherat that high school 18.1Highest 17.6Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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